Adding Context To Ohio State’s Big Draft Weekend

Ohio State and Alabama tied for having the most players drafted this year. NFL teams selected 10 players from each program.

The Buckeyes also had 10 players drafted in 2020, making them one of the few programs to have double-digit selections in back-to-back years in the modern-draft era (ie. since the introduction of the seven-round format in 1994). As Bill Landis of The Athletic noted, they join Alabama and USC as the only teams to accomplish that feat.

Ohio State has produced 10 NFL Draft picks each of the past two seasons. Since the current seven-round format debuted in 1994, three programs have produced back-to-back double-digit classes: USC (2008-09), Alabama (2017-19, three years), and now Ohio State (2020-21).

— Bill Landis (@BillLandis25) May 1, 2021

They are one of three schools, along with Alabama and Clemson, to have at least five players go in at least seven of the last eight drafts.

With now Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields hearing his name called at pick No. 11, Ohio State also extended their streak of having a player go in the first round. That’s happened every year since 2015. Fields’ selection additionally allowed OSU to pad their lead in having the most first-round selections ever taken. With 85 picks, they are ahead of USC (82) and Alabama (71).

Finally, Ohio State still has more draft picks taken than any other team since 2000. Their total of 144 is ahead of No. 2 Alabama and their 122 players.

Ohio State Players Taken In The 2021 NFL Draft:

Round	Pick	Team	Player	Position
1	11	Chicago Bears	Justin Fields	QB
2	60	New Orleans Saints	Pete Warner	LB
2	62	Green Bay Packers	Josh Myers	C
3	86	Minnesota Vikings	Wyatt Davis	G
3	88	San Francisco 49ers	Trey Sermon	RB
3	105	Denver Broncos	Baron Browning	LB
4	132	Cleveland Browns	Tommy Togiai	DT
5	145	Jacksonville Jaguars	Luke Farrell	TE
5	160	Baltimore Ravens	Shaun Wade	CB
5	239	Jonathon Cooper	Denver Broncos	DE/LB